The National Library of Scotland is to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Beano comic, at Kelvin Hall.

The event, which takes place on Saturday July 28, will have library collections including the very first edition of The Beano, the first Beano annual and other Beano books and memorabillia.

Also on display will be original Beano artwork.

The first ever Beano edition (Image: National Library of Scotland)

The Scottish comic, which stars popular characters Dennis the Menace and The Bash Street Kids, was first published on July 30, 1938, and there are known to be only 25 original copies of the first edition remaining.

Some classic editions have reportedly been listed for sale for over £20,000.

In the Fifties, the comic was known to sell approximately two million copies per issue.

For more information on the exhibition, which is free of charge to attend, please visit the National Library of Scotland website, HERE.